Showing posts with label Men. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Men. Show all posts

Thursday, February 4, 2010

Current Affairs PTR II - 2010

Australia Open 2010:
§  Men’s Single: Roger Federer(Swiz) bt Andy Murray(Britian).
§  Women’s Single: Serena Williams(US) bt Justin Henin(Bel).
§  Men’s Doubles: B. Bryan, M.Bryan(US) bt D Nestor(Can), N zemonjic(Serb).
§  Women’s Doubles: Serena, Venus(US) bt C Black(Zim) bt L Huber(US).
§  Mixed Doubles: L.Paes(Ind), Cara Black(Zim) bt E Makarova(Rus), J Levinsky(Czech).
US Open 2009:
§  Men’s Single: J M Del Potro(Arg) bt Roger Federer(Swiz).
§  Women’s Single: Kim Clijsters(Bel) bt Caroline Wozniacki(Den).
§  Men’s Doubles: L Paes(Ind), L Dlouhy(Czech) bt M Bhupathi(Ind), M Knowles(Bah).
§  Women’s Doubles: Serena, Venus(US) bt C Black(Zim) bt L Huber(US).
§  Mixed Doubles: C Gullikson(US), T Parrott(US) bt  L.Paes(Ind), Cara Black(Zim).
Grammy Awards 2010:
§  The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards took place on January 31, 2010, at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.
§  A R Rahman won two Grammy Awards, for Best Compilation Soundtrack Album (Slumdog Millionare) and Best Song (Jai Ho) Written for a Visual Media.
§  He shares the first award with Lyricist Gulzar and Tanvi Shah.
§  "Jai Ho" has been sung by Sukhvinder Singh, Mahalaxmi Iyer, Tanvi Shah, Vijay Prakash and Rahman himself.

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Current Affairs Quiz 2010 - 46

1.The Largest Producer of Rubber in the world __________?
a)China   b)Indonesia(2)  c)India(4)    d)Thailand(1)   e)Malaysia(3)
2.Which of the following states signed an MoU with NALCO to establish an Aluminum Park?
a)Karnataka    b)West Bengal    c)Gujarat   d)Maharashtra   e)Orissa
3.Kim Clijsters won the US Open Women’s Single Title for the year 2009. She belongs to which country?
a)Belgium   b)Serbia    c)Russia   d)Italy   e)Spain
4.Who amongst the following is the winner of Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration 2009?
a)Ram Puniyani    b)Javed Akhtar    c)Balraj Puri    d)Shyam Benegal   e)Both b & d
5.The Country’s first Special Economic Zone (SEZ) dedicated to Aerospace Industry has been inaugurated in Belgaum district. It is located in which state?
a)Tamilnadu    b)Kerala   c)Andhra Pradesh   d)Karnataka   e)Maharashtra
6.With which country India shares a maximum boundary line of around 4,000 km?
a)Myanmar    b)Bangladesh    c)China    d)Pakistan   e)Nepal
7.Canada became the _____ country to sign Civil Nuclear agreement with India?
a)5   b)6    c)7    d)8   e)9
8.Many times we have seen the Acronym ‘FEMA’ in the Financial newspapers. What is the full form of FEMA?
a)Forex Exchange Mangement Act
b)Financial Export Management Act
c)Foreign Exchange Management Act
d)Financial Exchange Management Act
e)none of these
9.How many times the President of India can seek re-election to his post?
a)Only once   b)two times   c)three times   d)Any number of times   e)none
10. Which of the following has written the book “Between the Lines”?
a)V. S Naipaul   b)Prem Bhatia    c)Kuldeep Nayyar   d)C.Rangarajan  e)Saul Bellow
11. As per UNCTAD’s report 2009 which place India got in attracting FDI among Asian nations?
a)First    b)Second   c)Third   d)Fourth   e)Fifth
12. Which of the following will the release the report on Foreign Exchange Reserves in India?
      a)SEBI    b)Ministry of Finance    c)ASSOCHAM   d)RBI   e)both  b & d.
13. Irani Cup is associated to which sport?
a)Cricket   b)Football   c)Hockey    d)Golf   e)none
14. Who has been re-elected as President of International Olympics Committee (IOC)?
a)Suresh Kalmadi    b)Jagues Rogge    c)Jean Todt   d)Jaun Antonio Samaranch  e)none
15. Which of the following is not a member of SAARC?
a)Maldives    b)Nepal    c)Bhutan   d)Myanmar    e)Srilanka
16. Who won the Hero Honda Cup Series?
a)India    b)Srilanka   c)Australia   d)South Africa   e)none of these
17. Ayyappa Masagi is a well known figure in which of the following?
a)Economy   b)Climate Change   c)Gandhian Thoughts   d)Construction work   e)Water Literacy
18. Who has been nominated as Administrator of United States Agency for International Development (USAID)?
a)Timothy Roemer   b)Rajiv Shah   c)Meera Shankar   d)Anil Kumar   e)Kalpenn Shah
19. How many countries border with India?
a)3   b)4   c)5   d)6   e)7
20. Which country has surpassed US to become worlds largest Automaker?
a)Japan   b)China    c)Germany   d)India   e)none of these
Note:
3Q: Kim Clijsters beat Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark) in the US Open 2009 in Women’s Single.
16Q: Australia beat India to Clinch Hero Honda Cup Series.